Improvement in pocket-books



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,O

EDWARD HASSENPFLUG, 0E BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. I

IMPROVEMENT IN POCKET-BOOKS.

Specification forming part. of Letters Patent No. 38,741, dated June 2, 1863.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD HAssENPFLUG, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a nen7 and useful Improvement in Pocket-Books; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of' the same, ret'- erence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ot' this specication, in Which- Figure l represents a perspective view of my invention when open. Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe same when closed.

Similar letters of reference in both views indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to arrange the lid or iiap of a pocket-book in such a mauner that the same is rendered selt'operating, or, more properly speaking, so that the lid closes down spontaneously Whenever it has been opened and as soon as it is released.

The invention consists in the application to the sides or ends of the lid of a pocket-book of one or more springs, in combination with a stop or stops, in such a manner that on opening said lid the springs come in contact with the stop, and as soon as the lid is released it l closes spontaneously, said springs being prevented by the stop from coming in such a position that they would have a tendencyto open the lid instead of closing the same.

T0 ena-ble others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represen ts a pocket-book, made of leather or any other suitable material, with a series ot' pockets, a, to receive currency or other paper money or coin.

B is the lid, which is made out of one piece with the back of the body of the pocket-book, and which closes down over the front, as

clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. lWhen closed itis held in place by one or more springs, a, which extend from the edge or edges of the lid round the ends of the body of the pocketbook, being secured to the lid and body by means of eyelets b, or in any other suitable manner, or, instead ot' using two separate springs, one strip or" india-rubber may be secured to the lid and drawn across the rear side of the body of the pocket book, being retained in its place by loops or other suitable fastenin gs. Said spiing or springs are secured to the ends of the lid and body of the pocket-book, so that 011 opening the lid they do not interfere with the operation of introducing new matter or of taking out some ofthe contents ofthe pocketbook.

In opening the lid the springs a come in Contact With stops c, which project over its edge, as clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings. Said stops may consist either of the ends of a strip of sheet meta-l secured to the joint of the body and lid of the pocket-book,. or a simple pair of hooks may be secured tothe edges ot' the lid, or loops or any otherl suitable device may be applied to produce the. On opening the lid the stops= c prevent the springs coming in such a posidesired eft'ect.

tion that they Would have a tendency to Opern instead of to close` the lid, and as soon as the.

lid is released it closes spontaneously.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a self'- closing pocket-book provided with a spring or springs, a, and stops c, as shown and de scribed.

EDWARD HASSENPFLUG. Witnesses:

GEO. W. ADAMS, THoMAs ADAMS. 

